SUPPLYING PRISONERS WITH CIGARETTES.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7596, 2 August 1893, Page 4

SUPPLYING PRISONERS WITH CIGARETTES.

A fc" ÜBSTITUTK FOK BUTTERS V ACOUSEDJMD £5, ~ , • George Rmd, a young brought before-Mr J. Ci:M«stf?R.tfsandW F. Picketing,>j,P.; in the K.M.' v Court/ yesterday morning, and charged with x attempting to supply one of the prisoner! at Mount Cook Gaol with tobacco, Mr Gontes appeared for the acoueei, < The circumstances of the.'case jvere as follow: JReid had-'been allowed to oafry food to oue of the prisoners on remand, 1 and on Saturday afternoon he slipped two between two pieSes of foaBT? After some deliberation His Worship ,said thai, as Roid was the "sole support of his mother," and there'was! nothing clsh against him, he'would not send li.ini to gaol, but iu order'to'mark' 1 the seriouV nest of the offence, he. would inflict a substantial tine'. ■ Accused was fiiied £5. payable in weekly ius alments of ss, PROFESSOR RICHARD. —• .^v MAKV"LL njj QMS AT ' • : ~ , .WELLINGTON. ,;.,,.,. •" ■' ; -Wkllin3Ton,July 27.*' PnoFESsou Richard M; E., ■ rew:a forge! .audieuctt at. the Exchauge; Hall .last ■'night. Minn L. Campbell, recommended by Mr 0, K Ward, was treated, for deafness' of 'eight' years"'standing; and left the stage able to ; hear any remark to her, An old man named G. J. LayhVld, by-, the Buperinienilent of the Home for Aged fleedys was next dealt''with, He was suffering ,from partial, paralysis Mid rheumatism, but after treatment he was able to walk, and to put his hands oyer his h ad-an act, he said, which ho had not performed for 20 years*'previously; The last patent was a nam named V\, Dawson, recommended by Mr J, ; Duthie, M.H.K, Ho was in a' -very' bad' state from rheumatism, hufc after 'being operated upon by .the Professor he appeared . to be perfectly cured, and eouldrwalk back to his seat iu the hall. Professor 'Kichard announced that he had received a very kind letter from the'management- ' of the JBenevolent'Home, at kg him for bis services, and he would • leave them an electric cod 1 for use-after his departure. The announcement was received with applause. The performance concluded with the iwual electric entertainment.